Daily Republican., 1887-06-13

1estorc6y was what Ia known . D
Cniidrens Day, ana was etssrvtd in
many OF tho churches Of this city.
TIE pulpis at the Central Pfeeby.
terlan ohuich was handsumc}y Deco
rated with flowers, ard the services
were well attended both morning and
evening. DR.. Nixon preached 10 the
In the raoruing, and after tho
sermon no presented each child over z
years OF age. who had been baptized in
the chusgb, with q andsorrre tesla nspe
and 6usday school book. At 2 O'Clock
in the evcsing the Cnndsy school bad q
very pretsJ service. st which addresses
we're made by DR.. Nixon and others.
The Rev. Henry d. Lindsay preached
o. sermon tothe childrxn In the uorhjng
At the First Presbyterian chu1ch. and
tnere were snteresing services in the
afternoon by the school.
Ehe decorations at tie West Rresby-
terrain church were bantisome and elab.
oraes and the pulpit was sim st hidden
WITH howers and plante.. The exercises
by tho Sunday school in the mosninR
wfe tAtitIed: Goods Law and LoJe,S
The tsn COMM ~ dments were also 70.
pes,ed by the scAdsy chool, while the
various classte' recited explanatory
Bcriptural texts. Addresses were made
ny the Rev. A III Keigwin and othery.
after which the following sppeal 9rom
the general secretary Of Suraay school
work wae read and o0lleesion taken
op:
"The csutributioEs of this school ON
tSiS Chiidyen's Day are for the mis-.
sis0sry work of the P-esby terisn
Beard OF Publication This embraces
tie diatIibution of Christian books.
tryeSs, Lesson helps sDd the p}an ting
ana main calming Of Esbbath SCHOOLS in
destitute places.
Ssnce this lai ter wors has been begun
the selportsurs Of this board have or.
CANNED 1880 new Sabbath schools.
bringing unto them za6 coo scholars.
Harsfeds OF these mission schools have
grown into Dtt sDy yteriaH churches Be-
sides these the missionaries OF this
board have visited and aided 78,s6y
other Sabbath schools"
Tho terviass at Dslawase Avenue
BaPtist Church were hei b BY the Sab
bath school IN the afterp con. and veye
entitled Goods Gardens. ''
The ,opics were: "The Garden of De.
light. '""The Garden OF the Mind"
1.-THE Garden OF the Soul and "Cultf.
walton Of GodS Garden" There were
the us aal reeitations and scripture
readinCs.' Tho nnsc, especially pre-
pared -snder t1e direction Of Thomas
W. sav,lle, WAS excellent.
DR.. BcOthe and Professor Heath made
addresses, and the church was hand.
someiv decorated with flowers.
At Giaes M 2 Church the pulpit
was mass Of towers. and tho services
the most elaborate Of any IN. the city.
The Sunday sohool exercises at the
morning service weyo entitlad, Path.
ways OF Truth" II consisted of music.
specially composed for the day, rec pom.
sive readings, recioations and addr esses.
The accompsninents were played by
the SunCsy school orchestra. ghe fret
part was entitled "The Truth in Scrip.
tuIe." The seccnd part was entitled
"The Trath IN Nature" Selections
we're read from the Scripture and from
the writings Of several authors on ua-
ture. The third part was entitled ''The
Truth In Christ" In this division Il g.
infant school gave very pretty plat
form floral exescise. The f1urth part,
entitled ANhe PInth in Cond los," was
divided into the following headings:
Justice, trutbfalaess, honesty, merci-
fulness, humility, charity, tt npersnce
and lows, tor all men. The last two
parts were entitled "Heross of the
Truth" and "Tne Truth in Cnitsre."
A collection Was taken up for tho
Childrens I'd dacational FGnd, and ad-
dresses were mahs by Frank r. Hof-
fecker aod Thomas Davis, Esas.
The Gfty ninth anniversary of the
Sunday school of St. Andrews P. e.
Church WAS held last evening". The
service was opened with singing and
prayer, after which the ann al report
was read by the Rev. Charles E. Mur-
ray, azd showed that the school con-
sists OF 2iJ scholars and SzIteachers.
Mr.. Murray preached an insere sting
sermon from Hebrews, 11th chapter, lat
verse;.
The collection from tha different
classss amounted to S26 27 The cb burch
was still dsaped In black in memory Of
Bish9p Lee, bat was relieved BY taste
ful arrangement of flowers, nothing but
white being used, The decorations
were arrans ed by the fo.Iox xine mem.
hers of the school: Miss Laura Eckel,
Mrs. l. @. Scudder, Mrs. Julia A dair,
Miss Lizzie knight. Miss Sophy Pasey.
Mis- Ms mie Jones and Robert Adair.
The II asic was under the direction OF
SOhn Craig.